A section of Douglas Street is behind police tape after a man was stabbed in downtown Victoria in the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday, March 19th.
At around 12:30 p.m., VicPD say that they received a report of a stabbing in the 1200-block of Douglas Street, near the McDonald’s on the corner of View Street and Douglas.
Someone claiming to be a witness of the incident told Victoria Buzz the incident happened inside the fast food chain.
According to VicPD, the person who allegedly stabbed the victim is still on the loose.
“Multiple officers attended the area and are currently working to identify and locate the suspect,” said a VicPD spokesperson.
Following the incident, police said the victim was taken to hospital where they are currently being treated.
“I unfortunately don’t have further details at this time,” the spokesperson continued.
BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) says they received a call at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday about a police incident.
“Two ambulances responded to the scene,” said Brian Twaites, Paramedic Public Information Officer.
“Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment and transported one patient to hospital.”
Both VicPD and EHS say there is no further information is available at this time.
